H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer I - Customer Networks

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer I - Customer Networks covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $122,708.

FY2026 certified median
$122,708
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$122,107–$123,309
Top employer
Hughes Network Systems LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$138,765$138,765$138,765
FY20252$130,840$126,799$134,882
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$122,708$122,107$123,309

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer I - Customer NetworksFY2024 $138,765; FY2025 $130,840; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $122,708$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$138,765FY2025$130,840FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$122,708Certified median offer, Principal Engineer I - Customer NetworksFY2024 $138,765; FY2025 $130,840; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $122,708$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$138,765FY2025$130,840FY2026*$122,708
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Hughes Network Systems LLC5 filings

Top cities

  1. Germantown5 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1244$85,363$105,747$126,110$146,494
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1241$108,534$132,850$157,186$181,501